GRE Word List

SINECURE

an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.

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knottymarked by or full of knots
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trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
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definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
throttleto compress the throat of : choke